suffocate
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(verb) kill by constricting the throat and preventing from breathing; "Othello suffocated Desdemona with a pillow" |
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Synonyms: choke |
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Related Words: decease, die, exit, expire, go, pass away, perish |
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(verb) obstruct the air passage of; "The foul air was slowly suffocating the children" |
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Related Words: block, close up, impede, jam, obstruct, occlude |
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(verb) struggle for breath |
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Synonyms: choke, gag |
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Related Words: hurt, suffer |
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(verb) suffocate; "Othello smothered Desdemona with a pillow" |
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Synonyms: asphyxiate, smother |
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Related Words: kill |
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